What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Process Clerk I/II - Extra-Help Legal Process Clerk I/II position at Merced County?
This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay is $19.42 - $21.41 per hour.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Experience:
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience, including one (1) year working in a related agency where duties required the understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and the ability to interpret and apply laws and statutes. (College course-work in the field of legal para-professional training may substitute for two years of required experience on a year for year basis.)
Level II
Experience:
One (1) year of experience equivalent to a Legal Process Clerk I, or three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience working in a County Clerk's Office, District Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office, Justice or Superior Court, Probation Department, or in a related agency where duties required the understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and the ability to interpret and apply laws and statutes. (College course-work in the field of legal para-professional training may substitute for two years of required experience on a year for year basis.)ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Prepare and process adult court-ordered bench warrants; files for termination of Probation, misdemeanor cases, Prop 36 and Drug Court cases, welfare fraud cases and complaints.
- May function as primary CLETS operator; perform general office duties.
- Types various legal documents such as notices, affidavits, court orders, investigation reports, motions, petitions, detentions, subpoenas, warrants, discovery, jury instructions and other documents.
- Processes various legal documents by preparing forms, obtaining necessary signatures, attaching required addendums, and ensuring documents are received or file within statutory time limits.
- Obtain information such as proof of prior convictions, subpoena service, doctors and laboratory reports.
- Prepare letters regarding extensions, notifications of depositions, appointment verifications, etc.
- Contacts attorneys, court clerks, witnesses, governmental agencies, and other County departments to obtain and confirm information or to arrange appointments, depositions, hearings, etc.
- Prepare, handle and reviews evidence or exhibits to be presented.
- Furnishes information to the public, attorneys, and authorized law enforcement personnel.
Experience:
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience, including one (1) year working in a related agency where duties required the understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and the ability to interpret and apply laws and statutes. (College course-work in the field of legal para-professional training may substitute for two years of required experience on a year for year basis.)
Level II
Experience:
One (1) year of experience equivalent to a Legal Process Clerk I, or three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience working in a County Clerk's Office, District Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office, Justice or Superior Court, Probation Department, or in a related agency where duties required the understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and the ability to interpret and apply laws and statutes. (College course-work in the field of legal para-professional training may substitute for two years of required experience on a year for year basis.)ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Process, prepare, and maintain legal forms and documents.
- Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
- Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
- Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
- Perform job duties under stressful conditions and respond appropriately to situations.
- Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
- Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
- Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
- Frequent use of hand-eye coordination and data entry device; repetitive hand and arm motion.
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
- Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
- Regular attendance is an essential function.
- Common legal documents filed or prepared in the assigned office.
- Modern office methods and procedures.
- Terminology and forms used in Court proceedings.
- Penal Code, Code of Civil Procedures, and other statutes relating to legal filings and Court procedures.
- Preparation and maintenance of court calendars.
- Proper English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Read, interpret, and apply laws and statutes.
- Perform difficult legal clerical work related to Court proceedings.
- Understand and follow court calendar procedures.
- Maintain cooperative relations with others.
Salary : $40,394 - $54,142
